SAN FRANCISCO--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--AliphaJet, Inc. announced that the company has developed and
successfully demonstrated a highly cost-effective catalytic method for
making jet biofuel from renewable products such as plant and animal
triglycerides and/or fatty acids.

“Renewable jet fuel represents one of the best yet elusive opportunities
in the advanced biofuels space”

AliphaJet’s BoxCar™ catalytic de-oxygenation process significantly
reduces capital and operating costs because it does not require hydrogen
to remove the oxygen from the feedstocks. This key technology shift
unlocks several areas of capital and processing cost savings compared to
competing technologies:

AliphaJet facilities can be located where the renewable inputs are
produced, versus the logistics and transportation costs of dealing
with a fossil fuel based refinery.

The net effect is that AliphaJet’s process offers significant CAPEX and
OPEX advantages over current practices that all require significant
quantities of hydrogen.

“Our strategy fundamentally improves the economics of making 100%
drop-in renewable jet biofuel,” said Jack Oswald, CEO of AliphaJet. “The
breakthrough AliphaJet BoxCar™ catalytic de-oxygenation process removes
100% of the oxygen without the need for aggressive and expensive
hydrotreating. Our approach is radically different and unlocks a new
industry that can meet the U.S. Navy’s goal of replacing 50% of its
liquid fuels with renewables by 2020.”

AliphaJet has successfully produced renewable jet biofuel using both
plant-based oils and animal fats such as beef tallow. Samples were
tested at Southwest Research Institute and met or exceeded D-1655
requirements including net heat of combustion, freezing point, smoke
point and sulfur levels.

The AliphaJet process can also produce renewable drop-in diesel fuel,
gasoline and other hydrocarbon molecules usually derived from fossil
fuel oil.

“Renewable jet fuel represents one of the best yet elusive opportunities
in the advanced biofuels space,” said Michael McAdams, President of the
Advanced Biofuels Association (www.advancedbiofuelsassociation.com).
“AliphaJet is one of the leading companies working in this space with a
smart innovative management team that is focused on the target!”

“More than 30,000 jet powered aircraft operated by 2,000 airlines around
the world are adding to the carbon footprint at an unprecedented level.
Visionaries like Sir Richard Branson have recognized that the only
solution to this environmental dilemma is to gradually switch from
fossil derived products to biofuels,” notes Oswald.

About AliphaJet Inc.

AliphaJet is a collaborative venture between SynGest Inc. and Unitel
Technologies, Inc. The development of the AliphaJet process was led by
Dr. Ravi Randhava in collaboration with Dr. Paul Ratnasamy at the
University of Louisville.